Anti-Heroism
22. Anti-Heroism
- Bloom, Leopold his ineffectual wandering about Dublin is contrasted with Ulysses’ epic adventures. [Irish Lit.: James Joyce Ulysses in Magill I, 1040]
- Bluntschli, Capt . Swiss officer prefers eating chocolates and making love to fighting. [Br. Drama: Shaw Arms and the Man in Benét, 51]
- Brown, Charlie bumbling boy with low self-esteem. [Comics: “Peanuts” in Horn, 542–543]
- Cooke, Ebenezer his every move denies all things heroic. [Am. Lit.: The Sot-Weed Factor ]
- Hoover, Dwayne materially successful car dealer whose only friend is his dog. [Am. Lit.: Breakfast of Champions ]
- Meursault the 20th-century indifferent man to whom things happen because he allows them to. [Fr. Lit.: Camus The Stranger in Weiss, 445]
- Rosewater, Eliot unemployed heir who spends day buying drinks for volunteer firemen. [Am. Lit.: God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater ]
- Spade, Sam semi-literate, tough-talking private eye; lacks culture. [Am. Lit.: The Maltese Falcon ]
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